Father dies next to his daughter in Budapest accident, guilty driver on the run – PHOTO
On the evening of Monday, 22 January, a hit-and-run driver crashed into three cars and a bus on Rózsa Street in Újpest, Budapest. He fled the scene. Authorities have launched a manhunt against him.
Deadly accident in Budapest
On Monday evening around 8 PM, the ambulance and the police were alerted to a mass accident in Újpest, RTL Híradó reports. A dark blue Mercedes ran into the back of a small Fiat, then drifted into the opposite lane, collided with two other cars and finally came to a stop, hitting the front of a bus.
People from a nearby convenience store ran out to the crash. When they saw that the Fiat’s passengers were badly injured, they attempted to help them.
The 14-year-old girl was rescued after the windscreen was kicked in, but her father was no longer moving.
They tried to resuscitate him for a long time, but he could no longer be helped. The victim was reportedly a 45-year-old man from Újpest. A woman was also injured in the accident.